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Assam · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1972
Kalaigaon
Winner — 1972
LAKSHMI KANTA SAIKIA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 35.6%IND 15.3%6 others 49.0%
Votes
11,360
35.6% share
Winning margin
6,470
20.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
58.2%
of 54,745
Kalaigaon is a safe seat — LAKSHMI KANTA SAIKIA won by 20.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHMI KANTA SAIKIA | Congress (R) | 11,360 | 35.6% |
| 2 | ABDUL MAZID | IND | 4,890 | 15.3% |
| 3 | NAGEN SARMA | 3,652 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | DANDI RAM DUTTA | IND | 3,488 | 10.9% |
| 5 | MAHI RAM BORA | IND | 2,764 | 8.7% |
| 6 | PANI RAM DAS | IND | 2,647 | 8.3% |
| 7 | JITENDRA NATH BARO | PTC | 2,017 | 6.3% |
| 8 | BINOD BIHARI DEB NATH | IND | 1,061 | 3.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (62nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean20.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.3% · max 25.0%
How contested is turnout?
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85%
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62nd of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.2%
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70th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.6%IND 15.3%SOP 11.5%IND 10.9%IND 8.7%IND 8.3%OTH 9.7%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2026. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2026, so they are not shown for earlier elections.